Today’s theme it’s at least leaving anyone mouth-watering.
After seeing the new TV program “Best Bakery” in Portugal, one of the bakeries that called my attention was this one, L’ÉCLAIR, and such as the name suggests it’s the house specialty. When I saw it on TV I couldn’t resist and called B. to inform (yes to inform, ‘cause when a woman wants a candy she can’t be denied…) that, we needed to just go there and experiment this cakes.

I confess, I’m not a really big fan of this Portuguese recipe that usually can be found in any bakery, but this ones… Left me speechless!

Located at Duque D’Avila Avenue, close to Atrium Saldanha, this bakery its in-between the historic buildings of Lisbon and primes for good education, the affection at the table service and for the cake’s quality.

So, when we arrived it was asked us to stay waiting for a table, an intelligent house rule once the premisse it’s not very big and so, it leaves more comfortable everyone who is in there. When we got a table, we sat and chose two éclairs: one Citron, with lime and lemon cream, coconut sugar sigh and hazelnuts crumble; one Saint Honore, with Taiti vanilla cream, a soft coconut tang and a crispy caramel tile; to drink we chose hot drinks, seeing that the bad time has arrived, we asked for a Cappuccino and a Chocolat Chaud, it’s like hot chocolat.

The requests arrived at the table, and I can tell that I just melted! All the products quality, from the pastry choux till the creams were divine. With no doubt, we can feel all the work and the effort of its creators. I advise you to go there and try it by yourself.

Prices are around 13/15€ for two. The menu is varied, and from what I could read in another articles, they change it at least every six months. There’s not only sweet éclairs to enjoy like a snack, but also salted éclairs accompanied by a salad that can turn every lunch much more enjoyable.

Representing the Estremadura’s region at the TV program, no doubt we’re going to support this bakery 😀 Related to you guys, I invite you to enjoy a cold Sunday afternoon at this cosy and nice space.